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INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

✉️ E-mail: herng.leow@usm.my

🏠 Location: 

INFORMM, USM Main Campus, 11800 Pulau Pinang, MALAYSIA

Associate Professor Dr Leow Chiuan Herng

Dr. Leow Chiuan Herng is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He holds a PhD in Medicine from the University of Queensland, Australia, and is an active member of The Antibody Society (USA) and the Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia. His research is at the cutting edge of Antibody Engineering and Phage Display Technology. Dr. Leow’s lab focuses on exploring shark single-domain antibodies (VNARs) as thermostable alternatives to conventional antibodies for diagnostic and therapeutic use. His work spans various high-impact areas, including the development of diagnostic reagents for Dengue and Malaria, as well as the design of universal vaccines through structural vaccinology and immunoinformatics.

(2025)

  • Reiné et al. (2026) In silico post-hoc analysis of a clinically tested recombinant West Nile virus envelope protein vaccine, Computational Biology and Chemistry, 108890
  • Reiné et al. (2025) A retrospective computational validation of a clinically evaluated recombinant envelope protein tetravalent dengue vaccine, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 147688
  • Mokhtar et al. (2025) Immunomodulatory effects of bioactive polysaccharides from Pleurotus pulmonarius on LPS-stimulated THP-1 human macrophages, Food Bioscience 63, 105729

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